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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Slow Cooker from Scratch Celebrates a Year of Slow Cooker Food!

A Year of drool-worthy recipes from Slow Cooker from Scratch, and many are South Beach Diet Friendly!

A year ago I started my second blog, Slow Cooker from Scratch, and what a year of slow cooker deliciousness it's been! I was a pretty committed slow cooker user even before I started this new site, but this blog spotlighting slow cooker recipes that use from-scratch ingredients has really opened my eyes to the variety of things that can be made in the slow cooker. Slow Cooker from Scratch is what's called a "curated" blog, which means I don't cook and photograph all the recipes myself, but they are carefully selected by me. And since I'm focused on recipes that are South Beach Diet friendly, it's no surprise that many of the recipes I'm choosing to highlight on the new blog are things that might appeal to readers from Kalyn's Kitchen.

Slow Cooker from Scratch uses categories to help you find recipes to try, so whether you want Gluten-Free, Vegan, South Beach Diet Phase One, Dairy Free, or Weight Watcher's Points, there's a little something for everyone. You can also choose by ingredient or by recipe type such as Breakfast, Side Dishes, Freezer Friendly, or even Dessert. My posts will give you a photo of the dish and my comments about why I think the recipe sounds good, and then you'll need to click to the original blog to get the recipe. I also encourage people to Please Rate the Recipes after they try them, so you can get an idea of what others have liked.

In honor of the birthday celebration I decided to spotlight ten South Beach Diet friendly slow cooker recipes from other blogs that are a sampling of things you'll find on Slow Cooker from Scratch; enjoy!

Slow Cooker Tex Mex Pot Roast from The Perfect Pantry sounds delicious and is diet-friendly for any Phase of South Beach. (Photo from The Perfect Pantry. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category SBD Phase One.)

If you use whole wheat tortillas to serve with the meat, Slow Cooker Mexican Carnitas from Skinnytaste is South Beach Diet friendly for Phase 2 or 3, and Gina's recipes also have Weight-Watcher's points. (Photo from Skinnytaste. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category WW Points.)

This delicious-looking Slow Cooker Red Curry Turkey from The Perfect Pantry can also be eaten for Phase 2 or 3 if you substitute Stevia or Splenda for the brown sugar and use Uncle Ben's or brown rice. (Photo from The Perfect Pantry. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category International Flavors.)

Lots of people want slow cooker recipes you can start in the morning and not worry about until you get home from work, and this Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup with Five Peppers and Ham from Andrea Meyers cooks all day and is good for any phase of the South Beach Diet. (Photo from Andrea Meyers. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category Cook All Day.)

You can't go wrong with slow cooker recipes for beef that shreds apart into tender strips of meat, and this Slow Cooker Cuban Braised Beef and Peppers from Taste and Tell can be eaten for Phase 2 or 3 if you use SBD approved rice like Uncle Ben's or brown rice. (Photo from Taste and Tell. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category for Beef.)

And for the last diet-friendly option, how about something as simple as Sweet Potatoes Cooked in the Slow Cooker from A Veggie Venture. (Photo from A Veggie Venture. You can find more slow cooker recipes like this one in the category for Vegetables.)

You'll also find my own slow cooker creations featured on Slow Cooker from Scratch; you can find those in the category From Kalyn's Kitchen.

I hope you've enjoyed this sampling of things I've featured on my other little corner of the web. What's your favorite South Beach Diet friendly dish to make in the slow cooker? Please share in the comments; blog links are welcome.

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12 comments:

Thank you so much for featuring two of my recipes! I can't begin to tell you how much I've learned about slow cooker cooking from Slow Cooker from Scratch, and how many of the recipes inspire me to be more adventurous with my own cooking. For years I avoided slow cookers, because so many of the recipes I found contained canned soup or other not-from-scratch ingredients. Now I'm a confirmed slow cooker cook, and your site is an invaluable source of new ideas. Congratulations on a wonderful year!

I want to compliment you on your site. So many varied and delicious recipes. You have taken crock pot cooking up a notch. It has often had the reputation of opening cans and dumping them together, these recipes are so much more that that- healthy, diverse ethnically, just plain great. I think my fave was the Phillipino boneless chicken thighs. Many thanks. Mary

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